I wasn't 100% sure how to proceed with the gnat issue. Not watering definitely helped to dry the soil out, I eventually decided to go with beneficial Nemotodes as the solution here. After reading more about the gnat lifecycle I just assumed there were possibly more larvae in the soil and since I'm not a fan of chemical warfare I went the biological route 😁. Plant is growing nicely, got to peek under her skirt towards the middle of this week and was surprised to see her showing her sex. I decided against any LST (I was too nervous to do too much or maybe I'm lazy